Bonney Lake’s Plateau
October 31, 2023 No Comments
While researching my great-grandaunt, Sadie Crider, I came across a book, published in 2011, titled 𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘓𝘢𝘬𝘦’𝘴 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘶. I found a used copy at a bookstore and purchased it for two dollars. The book mentions Sadie and her maternal grandfather, Reverend William Maynard, his son, Mark Maynard, and granddaughter, Evelyn Maynard. Reverend William Maynard moved […]
One Drop in a Sea of Blue
October 28, 2023 No Comments
Just finished reading 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘋𝘳𝘰𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘚𝘦𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 by author John B. Lundstrom, Curator Emeritus of History at the Milwaukee Public Museum. My great-great-granduncle 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻 served in the 𝗡𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘁𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 during the Civil War. He fought the Confederates in the Missouri campaign, Battle of Brice’s Crossroads, Battle of Tupelo, the Oxford […]
James Maynard (1750-1852) of Virginia and Descendants
October 21, 2023 No Comments
I’ve been searching for this rare, out-of-print book for a long time! It contains information about 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱, my 6th great-granduncle. He served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War under Captain Jesse Franklin and Colonel Benjamin Cleveland. Finally found a copy for sale on eBay. Months ago, I had set up an alert to […]